A key to some basic problems of earth science 1958, foreword by albert einstein. Hapgood doubted that an accumulation of ice at the poles was enough to tip the entire planet over. The basic notion of ecd is that the earths lithosphere, although composed of individual plates, can at times move as a whole over the asthenosphere. Hapgood systematically debunked the theory of continental drift and dismissed anyone who believed it as gullible. It amounts to less than half of 1 percent of the planets total mass but plays a vital role in most of earths natural cycles. His first published work was the earths shifting crust. I have an interesting book by charles hapgood, titled earths shifting crust. It denied the existence of continental drift, an idea that was not supported by mainstream science for. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. One can hardly doubt that significant shifts of the crust have taken place repeatedly and within a short time. Hapgood realized that the entire planet did not have to be repositioned around its axis. The earths crust is a thin shell on the outside of the earth, accounting for less than 1% of earths volume. Hapgood, a graduate of harvard col lege, the harvard graduate school of arts and. Earth crust displacement may be real, and it may account for some phenomena such as climate variability not explained by svensmarks cosmic raycloud theory or plate tectonics.
Their son, william hapgood, an inventor and musician, sold it in 2001 to the artist and photographer marian roth pictured, center, and the clothing designer mary deangelis pictured, left. Professor charles hapgood claimed that the earths crust, which is relatively thin and light part of the lithosphere, could shift over the hot, molten magma layer, asthenosphere on which it is believed to be floating. This was an unusual experience, to read something of scientific interest in a family magazine, but what i read was even more unusual. A key to some basic problems of earth science by charles h. Hapgood, building on adhemars much earlier model, citation needed speculated that the ice mass at one or both poles overaccumulates and destabilizes the earths rotational balance, causing slippage of all or much of earths outer crust around the earths core, which retains its axial orientation.
It was later said by scientists that there is no force strong enough to make such radical. Hapgood argued that shifts of no more than 40 degrees. Only the outer crust need move, just as the loosely peeled skin of an orange could be slid around the unmoved inner slices. Professor charles hapgood claimed that the earths crust, which is relatively thin and light part of the lithosphere, could shift over the hot, molten magma layer. In the 1950s, hapgood developed a theory called earth crust displacement ecd which could account the shift, and yet not contradict the theory of continental drift. This is not to be confused with a crust shift, unless it is in fact the crust shifting which makes the poles appear to be shifting. Earths shifting crust, it has a foreword by albert einstein and was published 1958. This line of thinking was published in earths shifting crust, in collaboration with james h. Throughout his academic career, as well as in his retirement years, hapgood pursued personal research projects that centered on controversial, and largely disputed, topics. Did charles hapgood, author of earths shifting crust, intentionally mislead pole shift researchers by promoting a false narrative of slow continue reading.
Hapgood then published his findings in the book earths shifting crust. Earth crust displacement in 1958 charles hapgood suggested in his book the earths shifting crust that the earths crust had undergone repeated displacements and that the geological concepts of continental drift and seafloor spreading owed their secondary livelihoods to the primary nature of crustal shift. A cross section of the earth showing the re lation between the crust and the equatorial bulge. The great pyramid of giza decoded site du livre pour. Breitbart article, or this nasa article, or even this cnn article. Free download of the earths shifting crust by charles hapgood buy the. This line of thinking was published in earths shifting crust 1958, in collaboration with james h. Crustal displacement, from hapgoods point of view, is a very violent and sudden shifting of only the skin of the planet earth the crusts thickness is only 0. Additionally, newell claimed that although it is well established that the earths crust has shifted and that climates have changed. This amazing book discusses the various pole shifts in earths historyoccurring when pdf earths crust slips in the inner coreand gives evidence for each one. Hapgood then proposed looking for atlantis in a place where no one had. In 1958, hapgood published the earths shifting crust. The einsteinhapgood papers, crustal shift physics forums. Charles hutchin s hapgo od may 17, 1904 december 21, 1982 was an american college professor and author who became one of the best known advocates of the pseudoarchaeological claim of a rapid and recent p ole sh ift with catastrop hic res ults.
In relative terms, its thickness is like that of the skin of an apple. Lost civilizations and earth crust shifts are deeply entangled. Reference surrogates have been substituted in the main files. Im slowly attempting to combine religion, science, and sciencefiction into extremeeschatology its strange but i both support and undermine religion as we know it which makes everyone dislike me. The basic notion of ecd is that the earth s lithosphere, although composed of individual plates, can at times move as a whole over the asthenosphere. Earths shifting crust free pdf books from bookyards, one of the worlds first online libraries to offer ebooks to be downloaded for free. Recently science has proven that the earths magnetic poles have been shifting. There is a vast amount of geological and biological evidence for former land connections between the continents, for land bridges.
Hapgood papers consist of correspondence, manuscripts, and. Maps of the ancient sea kings, earths shifting crust, path of the pole and voices of spirit. Hapgood offers a vigorous defense of his theory, and though it is hard to believe, it is not nearly as farfetched as it might seem. In 1958 charles hapgood author of books like earths shifting crust, path of the pole, and maps of the ancient sea kings suggested that the earths crust had undergone repeated displacements and that such catastrophes commonly known as pole shifts were the best explanation for ice ages they happen when a region is. Full text of earths shifting crust internet archive. If a gentle push is exerted horizontally on the earths crust, to shove it in a given direction, and if the push is maintained steadily for. The crust has shifted four times five poles in the latitudinal direction. Without a doubt the earths crust is strong enough not to give way. Hapgood is a retired university teacher who used his students to help him break open new paths in geology, archeology and psychic research.
Over 910 ancient structures, from pyramids, temples, massive megalithic sites to other ancient ruins are used to locate the former poles and to prove the shifting crust. The moho is a sharp seismological boundary and in some re. The einsteinhapgood papers charles hapgood first came to public attention in the mid1950s with his theory of earth crust displacement, a radical geological idea which attracted the curiosity and support of albert einstein. In a strict sense, knowledge of the existence of the crust is based solely on seismological data. Pdf tracing graham hancocks shifting cataclysm researchgate. A scientific key to many of earths mysteries charles h. The property was later owned by charles hapgood, author of the earths shifting crust, and his wife, tamsin hughes hapgood, a real estate agent. In 1958 charles hapgood author of books like earth s shifting crust, path of the pole, and maps of the ancient sea kings suggested that the earth s crust had undergone repeated displacements and that such catastrophes commonly known as pole shifts were the best explanation for ice ages they happen when a region is at one of the poles, like greenland and antarctica have today and many other geological mysteries. Scientists solve mystery of earths shifting poles did you know that earths solid exterior can move around over its core, causing the planets poles to wander back and forth.
Hapgood makes a coherent case for his hypothesis of the shifting of the earths crust. In these books he explored his theories about the movements of the outer layer of the earth and the resulting polar shifts, which he believed to have in. Did the cia hide some of what chan thomas aimed to reveal about pole shifts in the adam and eve story, which you can find in a partially declassified file on the cia web site. Pdf on jan 1, 2010, m brass and others published tracing graham hancocks shifting cataclysm find, read and cite all the. In this book he combines his devotion to scientific principles with spiritual insight. The lithosphere is broken into tectonic plates that move, allowing heat to escape from the interior of the earth into space. He is not the only individual to have come to the same conclusions regarding ice ages being caused by the crust shifting rather than changes in temperature, as have others over the years. Talks with christ and his teachers by elwood babbitt. This riveting account of how earths poles have flipped positions many times is the culmination of hapgoods extensive research of antarctica, ancient maps and the geological record. Just before he died in 1955, albert einstein enthusiastically endorsed a theory by geologist charles hapgood, who wrote the book earths shifting crust. Like many people, i was introduced to earths shifting crust not by reading the original text nor through discussion in the technical journals, but through reading an abridged version in the saturday evening post. Professor charles hapgood mom then talks about how professor charles hapgood was fascinated by the claim, which mom incorrectly calls a fact, that thousands of animals being completely frozen in a brief moment in geologic time and ancient maps that he. Another ofkin question about the earths crust is whether the present continents and ocean basins have been permanent features of the earths surface. Includes polar shift, ice ages, ancient climates, extinctions and more.
Charles hapgood on pole shifts earths shifting crust. The term crust is now used to refer to that region of the earth above the moho. The ultimate disaster, rand flemaths when the sky fell, doug vogts gods day of judgment, and david montaignes pole shift. Buy earths shifting crust by charles hutchins hapgood isbn. Hapgood provided a geologic theory, earth crust displacement, which claims that a catastrophic shift of the earths lithosphere around 10,000 bc. From the previous descriptions on the potential for a magnetic pole shift andor a geographic pole shift, you can see that earths crust could be in for events that would most certainly be considered cataclysmic. Chan thomas the adam and eve story is one of the early books on pole shifts which any serious researcher will read, along with charles hapgoods earths shifting crust, hugh a. More on the pole shift can be learned in the following. In 1958 charles hapgood suggested that the earths crust had undergone repeated displacements and that the geological concepts of continental drift and seafloor spreading owed their secondary livelihoods to the primary nature of crustal shift. Hapgood, the author of the earths shifting crust, continue to propose imaginary catastrophes on the basis of little or no historical evidence.
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